Congratulations to all our Volunteers and Award Winners.SLSMNC Award of Excellence 2018Club of the Year Camden Haven SLSC Lifesaver of the Year Tony Worton CHYoung Lifesaver of the Year Alisha Cooper CHRookie of the Year Jye Palise KCHVolunteer of the Year Ben Hosick CHYoung Volunteer of the Year Stella Moore CHServices Team of the Year SLSMNC Member ServicesInitiative of the Year Dr Rip Presentation CHCommunity Education Blended SRC ALS/SLSNSW/PM/McKillop CollegeAssessor of the Year Ian 'Spook' Everingham SWRTrainer of the Year Sandra Slattery TPOfficial of the Year Tim Atherton PMCoach of the Year Richard Broomby TPMasters Athlete Raelene Myers TPClick Here

Surf Life Saving Mid North Coast is pleased to announce the dates for this seasons Junior Lifesaver of the Year interviews and Development Camp. Previously our Branch has been well represented at the State camp with many a winner of the award returning to their home Club to progress further within the Surf Lifesaving movement.

Surf Life Saving Mid North Coast is seeking both males and females from this season’s U/14 age group to apply for the JLOTY program. Interested young lifesavers will be required to undergo an interview at Club level, each Club will then select a male and a female representative to be interviewed at Branch level and from this interview a male and female will be selected to attend the SLSNSW Development Camp.

Clubs are to have their male and female nominations into Leanne Goggin by 5pm Monday 27th November 2017. Email to goggyism@gmail.com. Please note only one male and one female are eligible from each Club, and no late nominations will be accepted.

Club winners will be interviewed at the SLSNSW Operations Centre, Central Road Port Macquarie on Saturday 2nd December. Interview times will be delegated to finalists once nominations close. Branch interviews will only take place on this date.

MNC Branch winners will be announced at the Junior Branch carnival on Sunday 3rd December 2017, with both male and female then progressing on to represent the MNC Branch at the SLSNSW JLOTY Development Camp at the Collaroy Centre on the Sydney Northern Beaches Monday 16th to the Thursday the 19th April 2018.

Please note that nominees must have completed their SRC at the time of the SLSNSW camp to be eligible for the JLOTY award. No resumes are to be submitted at Branch interviews.

All Club winners who are selected to attend the MNC Branch interviews are to have the nomination form, medical and consent form, and responses to the application questions completed and brought with them to the Branch interviews on Saturday 3rd December. Club endorsement will also be required on the nomination form.

All details, including the criteria for selection can be found in Circular 3519. For any further details regarding the Junior Lifesaver of the Year Program please contact Gary Hawkins on 0403 135 833 or via email garyhawkins.is@hotmail.com.

2016-17 SLSMNC Awards of Excellence!!!!!!!!The Awards of Excellence recognises outstanding achievements and contributions in all aspects of Surf Life Saving. The awards will celebrate the accomplishments of members and clubs in the 2016/17 season. This year’s awards will be presented at the Surf Life Saving MNC Awards of Excellence function on Saturday 3 June 2017 venue tba.Following are the award categories, selection criteria, application questions and award nomination forms based on the 2016/17 SLSNSW Awards of Excellence circular 3493.All nominations are to be endorsed by respective clubs and forwarded electronically to Surf Life Saving MNC Director of Administration by Monday 8 May 2017.No late nominations will be accepted and no correspondence will be entered into.

Clubbie Crowned Top Administrator

Joanne Hawkins from Wauchope-Bonny Hills SLSC celebrated her tenth year in Surf Life Saving in spectacular fashion by taking out Administrator of the Year at the 2015 NSW Awards of Excellence in Sydney on Saturday.

It may have been her family that brought her to the surf life saving community as Joanne joined after seeing how much fun her son was having as a Nipper, but its passion that has kept her involved.

Joanne earned her Bronze Medallion in 2010 and in the 2014/15 season contributed over 50 hours as a patrolling lifesaver playing her part in ensuring that people who found their way to the beach on the state’s scenic Mid North Coast were well protected.

But it’s the hundreds of hours behind the scenes at branch and club level that has earned Joanne this recognition.

This season Joanne served as Director of Administration for the Mid-North Coast Branch of Surf Life Saving as well as Junior and Youth development coordinator within the member services team of Mid North Coast.

As part of her role there she assists in the coordination of the development programs and is an active facilitator.

“I think people become involved and stay involved in surf life saving because they love it,” Mrs Hawkins said after receiving her award.

Communication plays an important role in her positions within the branch and she finds herself busy as an online moderator on multiple Facebook groups.

For the last two seasons she has organised the successful Mid North Coast Branch Presentation evenings and is on the branch constitution committee.

“For me personally I enjoy everything in my roles at both club and branch level – I really enjoy the communication side of things that I have started to do as it gives me a chance to build and strengthen relationships with other clubs throughout the branch,” she said.

Joanne has also taken on a mentoring role in supporting people from other clubs believing it strengthens the movement.

“What I find really gratifying is helping clubs attain the accreditation that they need to do to ensure they meet all the requirements.”

South West Rocks Stalwart Earns Official Gong

For Mid North Coast surf sport athletes the friendly face of Ray McDonagh is a familiar sight at local carnivals, but now his achievements are being acknowledged by a much wider audience with him being named the 2015 Sports Official of the Year.

In a year where among other achievements he received his 50 year badge of service, Ray also served as an official at Rescue 14, the NSW State Championships, The Aussies and the NSW IRB Series. He also attended and served at every branch carnival around the Mid North Coast, and continued to serve his club however it was required.

The classic road trip song, “Hit The Road Jack” could apply equally to Ray McDonagh’s travels throughout the 2014/15 season. In his position as Branch Director for Surf Sports he clocked up 1400 km for meetings, and an additional 600km attending various carnivals.

“It’s really an honour to achieve this award. I’m really pleased that we have been able to increase the number of officials on the Mid North Coast and it’s great to be part of their journey. Officiating is really like a family as you spend so much time together at the various carnivals,” a clearly delighted McDonagh said on Saturday.

Underpinning Ray’s unquestioned determination is a fierce desire to improve the surf sport experience for competitors, officials and spectators. He is keen for more athletes to become involved, particularly the younger ones and last season helped to implement an innovative Tri Series Competition between the Lower North Coast, Mid North Coast, and North Coast branch.

Ray is also keen to mentor the next generation of officials, and thanks to his efforts numbers have actually increased in the Mid North Coast branch.

“I have a number of programs in place for next season so my hope is they’re bigger and better than even. What I really love about being an official is helping members be able to achieve all their goals in surf sports, it’s important to not lose sight of it,” he said.

Life Membership of Surf Lifesaving Mid North Coast Branch was presented to Rod McDonagh at the SLSMNC Awards of Excellence held at Wauchope Bonny Hills SLSC on Saturday 27 June 2015. The Life Membership Committee unanimously recommended that Rod be awarded Life Membership for his outstanding service to the Branch and the Lifesaving movement.The announcement and presentation of his Life Membership Badge was greeted with loud applause and a standing ovation from all present.Congratulations Rod......

The Youth Engagement Program (YEP) is for youth members who want to make the most of what Surf Life Saving has to offer. By saying yep and having a go at all Surf Life Saving activities and opportunities, you will clock up ‘surf creds’ which result in national recognition awards along with your log of all the amazing skills and experiences you have gained. YEP provides the perfect excuse to have fun, try new things and spend more time at the beach. You will gain valuable skills, keep fit and active; while doing your bit for the community

Tacking Point Surf Life Saving Club’s (SLSC) Ryan Rosenbaum has won DHL Surf Lifesaver of the Year at Surf Life Saving Australia’s (SLSA) 2013 Awards of Excellence in Sydney.

As Tacking Point SLSC’s Patrol Captain for six years and the first on-call duty officer in his region, Rosenbaum was instrumental in the development of a text message system for duty officers across NSW in the 2012-13 season.

Australian Lifesaver of the Year, Ryan Rosenbaum, has been awarded the Australian 2014 Young Public Safety Innovation Award.

The award recognises and rewards young Australians who have demonstrated an innovative design improving public safety.

Ryan has been involved with the inception of two key processes that have improved the performance and service delivery of surf life saving emergency service first responders including the establishment of the first external Lifeguard Service in NSW to utilise the SLSNSW radio network as well as assisting in the development of text messaging services for duty officers increasing the call out capability during emergencies.

Accepting his award in Melbourne in front of many of his emergency service peers, Ryan praised surf life saving.

“I’m so happy to be recognised for such a prestigious award. I couldn’t have achieved any of this if it wasn’t for the unwavering support from Surf Life Saving NSW, my branch as well as my club, Tacking Point SLSC. The opportunities within surf life saving are endless and the support is there for whatever you want to achieve,” he said.

While the official lifesaving season has concluded, Ryan has a busy schedule during the offseason including attending the National Drowning Prevention Summit and SLSNSW State Lifesaving Conference and facilitating a number of courses including the RWC course, Silver medallion and Duty Officer Workshops.

Congratulations to 2013 Junior Lifesavers of the Year, Jade Horton from Tacking Point and Andrew Lange from Fingal Beach! A well deserved achievement! Congratulations to all the 2013 JLOTY participants.